Close to Mineral Green
#505E41
#505E41 is a dark, soft, grayish green, close to the color Mineral Green. In RGB it’s made of 31.4% red, 36.9% green, and 25.5% blue. Its hue is 89°, with 18% saturation and 31% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #505E41.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
6.96:1 AABlack text on this color
3.02:1 AA LargeThis color as text on white
6.96:1 AAThis color as text on black
3.02:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #505E41 as they’d see it.
#505E41 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #505E41
What color is #505E41?
#505E41 is a dark, soft, grayish green, close to the color Mineral Green. In RGB it’s made of 31.4% red, 36.9% green, and 25.5% blue. Its hue is 89°, with 18% saturation and 31% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #505E41 in RGB?
#505E41 is rgb(80, 94, 65): 80 red, 94 green, and 65 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #505E41 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(15, 0, 31, 63). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #505E41?
PANTONE 7498 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #505E41?
Its complement #625471 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.